Earth-friendly buildings
By: Miriam Coleman
Edition: 1st. ed.
Series: How to be Earth friendly; How to be Earth friendly
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781448825882; 9781448827657; 9781448827664
Subjects: Sustainable architecture; Juvenile literature
Description: This book is an introduction to Earth-friendly buildings, discussing sustainable architecture, using resources such as water and energy efficiently, smaller houses, cutting down on waste, using local materials, green roofs of plants, and rain gardens.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is an Earth-friendly building?; title: Why build Earth friendly?; title: Growing communities, building smart; title: Cutting down on waste; title: Earth-friendly building materials; title: Making your own energy; title: Lowering VOCs; title: Green roofs and rain gardens; title: The future of Earth-friendly building.